[TUT] Guide To Creating A Good Fansite

[Jackbee]

The guide to making a good fansite - By Jack (Arsenal)

I've put this together to help people make thier site. I really hope this does help some people!

First Ideas

- Make sure you have a clear idea about what your going to base it on.
- Make sure you have enough money to set up your site.
- Make sure you have enough time (Dont start if you have things happening at school e.g GCSE's)
- Make sure you have the full knowledge to make and set up your site.

Helpful Tips

- Have another person to help you (Make sure you trust them!)
- Base it on a large audience (E.g dont aim it at people who play the recorder because it wont get poular)
- Have a friendly community (if its just started you cant be to strict because people will lose interest)
- If its a website add a forum or some sort of chatting program onto it (This will also make the site more active)

When starting to make the site

- Get a domain that can be remembered, and not to long
- Get hosting thats been reccomended from a friend, or that you know are reliable and cheap.
- Get a layout which is attractive and bright (makes you feel happy:p).
- Think of something to add onto your site which will make your site special with someone no-one else has.

Finishing your site

- Make sure it looks good and will bring alot of visitors.
- Make sure people are going to stick around by adding things like games, news etc.
- Offer jobs, so the staff can bring thier friends to the site, but not to many!! You dont want the only people to visit the site is the staff.

Security

- Make sure the passwords e.g hosting are hard to guess, include numbers and letters. You dont want the site to get popular and then get hacked!
- Dont give the passwords to anyone unless you trust them 100%

Increasing Popularity

- Tell everyone you know about the site.
- Advertise everywhere.
- Don't advertise to much in the same place, it will annoy people and give your site a bad name.


The End!


I hope this helped! Comments please?



bomb-head (forum moderator) - Moved to 'Tutorials', nice work

[Jargit]

Wow you put alot of effor in that +REPUTE!

[sam iz da buz]

A lot of hard work gone into that, good guide

[Ryan.]

.. Alot of time and effort .. ty for sharing :p

[Jackbee]

Great! im so happy people like it yeah it took me quite long

[uber]

Great guide will help lots!
+rep

[adm]

Most, well nearly all is common sense really.

And - ich bin angry at mr.ironcat.

[Agnostic Bear]

- Get a domain that can be remembered, and not to long
- Get hosting thats been reccomended from a friend, or that you know are reliable and cheap.

Might I suggest www.godaddy.com - Very cheap and very reliable.

[adm]

- Get a domain that can be remembered, and not to long
- Get hosting thats been reccomended from a friend, or that you know are reliable and cheap.

Might I suggest www.godaddy.com - Very cheap and very reliable.

- Don't order pizzas whilst on a forum
- Get a good colour scheme
- Don't be an abnouxious idiot.

[Jackbee]

- Get a domain that can be remembered, and not to long
- Get hosting thats been reccomended from a friend, or that you know are reliable and cheap.

Might I suggest www.godaddy.com - Very cheap and very reliable.

Yes you could use godaddy